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WILLIAM VOGEL, Aor NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.

Laim 'Patent No. 91,692, darai .Tum 22,1869.

ASH-SIFTER.

The Schedulerefend to in these LetterarPatent and making part of theeme.

To all 'whom ma/y concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM VOGEL', of Norwich,

in the county of NewLondon, and State of Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Sitters; and I doherebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l represents a longitudinal sectionof my ashsifter.

My invention relates toimprovements in ash-sitters;

It consists in lthe employment of an ordinary box,

which is provided, on its inner side, with a spring,

ingthe samewhen the coal or cinders are to -be removed,

in combination with suchotherdevices, the objeetof which willbehereinafter fully' set forth.

To enable .others skilled in the art' to which my in` ventionappertains, to makev and use the same, I will describe its constructionand operation.

In the accompanying drawings- A represents an ordinary box, made in theshape seen 'in the drawing, said box being made with a tin iiange, g',around its inner-surface, about bali way down the box, the object ofwhich will be hereinafter more fully described.

B is the sifter, which is hinged to the frame C.

The inner side of this frame is madewith a channel, in order that thetin frame C', which is attached to the sitter, may 4t `tight against`the wooden frame C.,

One end of the sifter is provided with a rod, D and when the sifter isready for use, this rod passes over a pin or screw, E, attached to theinner surface of the wooden frame.

F is a spring, secured to the outer surface of the wooden frame C, the`spring being made and secured as seen in the drawing.

a a are brackets attached to the side of the frame C, in order that thesaid frame may fit tight in the box A.

G is the eccentric, which consists of an ordinary wheel, withprojections on the same.

This eccentlic is attached to the end of the crank 11,. inside the boxA, between the'side ofthe box and the A bar d, which holds one end ofthe crank.

I is a spring secured to the inner end of the box A, andso constructedthat one end rests against the frame (lof the sifter. p Y The front endof the box A is provided with a pivoted door, J, so that when theoperation of sifting has finished, this door is opened, and the rod D isdetached from the pin E, and the sitter is placed in a line with thedool` J, which allowsthe coal to pass ont of the sifter into thereceptacle for the same, which is placed underthe door J.

K is a drawer placed under the sifter, for the purpose of receiving`the, ashes, the tin flanges g being used Jno prevent the ashes frompassing between the drawer and the sides of the box A.

`My machineis thus operated:

The sifter is placed in the'gbox A, resting on the brackets d d, thespring F coming incontact with the eccentric,G. Then, by turning thecrank bthe projections on the eccentric strike the spring F, thus givinga lateral motion to the sifter, the spring I forcing 4the sitter back.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to 'secure by Letters Patn ent, is-

` 1. The rod D, when arranged and operated in the l -manner and for thepurpose set forth. Y

2.. In addition to the above, the eccentric, G, springs F and I, incombination with the sifter B and rod D, arranged and operatedsubstantially inthe manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I a'ix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM VOGEL. Witnesses:

DAVID J. DURAND, J oHN S. LESTER.

